February 8, 2017

PYP & BRAVO Youth Orchestras Performing a Free Side-By-Side Concert

Portland Youth Philharmonic & BRAVO Youth Orchestras Performing Free Side-By-Side Concert

For the second year, Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Young String Ensemble will present a free side-by-side concert with the members of BRAVO Youth Orchestras’ Vivaldi String Orchestra on Sunday, February 19, 2017, 3:00 PM at Wieden+Kennedy (224 NW 13th Ave., Portland, OR 97209).

“Portland Youth Philharmonic has a great interest in the work... Read More ›

January 31, 2017

PYP’s Conservatory Orchestra & Wind Ensemble Present Cadenza Concert in Vancouver, WA

Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Conservatory Orchestra & Wind Ensemble to Perform in Vancouver, WA

Two of Portland Youth Philharmonic’s performing groups, the Conservatory Orchestra and the Wind Ensemble, will present their Cadenza Concert on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at 4:00 PM in Vancouver, WA’s Skyview Auditorium (1300 NW 139th St, Vancouver, WA 98685).

“Our audiences at Skyview are wonderful, and they enjoy the warm acoustics... Read More ›

January 6, 2017

Camerata PYP Presents Intimate ‘Music in the Pearl’

Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Camerata PYP Presents Intimate ‘Music in the Pearl’

America’s first youth orchestra and PYP Musical Director David Hattner invite you to experience Camerata PYP, an intimate chamber ensemble comprised of the orchestra’s most advanced musicians. Camerata PYP will bring an adventurous program of chamber music to The Pearl on Sunday, January 29, 2017, with a 2:00 PM concert at... Read More ›

December 7, 2016

PYP Concert-at-Christmas | Monday, December 26, 2016

PYP Continues 50-Year Holiday Tradition with Concert-at-Christmas

America’s first youth orchestra and Musical Director David Hattner invite you to Portland Youth Philharmonic’s annual, festive, and family-friendly Concert-at-Christmas on Monday, December 26, 2016 at 7:30 PM in the historic Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

PYP’s long-held Christmas tradition features performances by the Philharmonic Orchestra, Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, Portland Youth Conservatory Orchestra, Young String Ensemble, and... Read More ›

November 4, 2016

PYP Now Offers $5 Student Tickets to All Performances

$5 Student Tickets to Any Portland Youth Philharmonic Performance

In an effort to promote music education in the Pacific Northwest, America’s first youth orchestra now offers $5 tickets to any Portland Youth Philharmonic performance for all students from elementary grades through graduate school.

“I am very pleased that we now have $5 student tickets,” says Musical Director David Hattner on PYP’s new YouTube series... Read More ›

October 27, 2016

Tomáš Svoboda Hears Symphony He Wrote 50 Years Ago for the First Time

Portland Composer Tomáš Svoboda Hears Symphony He Wrote 50 Years Ago for the First Time

Tomáš Svoboda, Portland’s own Czech-American composer, visited Portland Youth Philharmonic’s rehearsal on Monday, October 17. The local musician and composer heard his Symphony No. 2 performed for the first time in the 53 years since he composed it. Portland Youth Philharmonic will premiere Svoboda’s piece at the Fall... Read More ›